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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Collection of ancient shtarot and letters removed from a "bindings' geniza", most of them in Ladino:
* Shtar of debt by "The wealthy R. Ya'akov di Leon" from 1574. Signed by "Chanina Ibn Chananya" and "Yitzchak - o".
* Letter by R. "Shlomo Ibn Mayor" [Head of the yeshiva of the Ba'alei Teshuvot community, signed with the Maharchash], sent to "R. Ya'akov Albachari in Constantinople" [mentioned in the Maharshadam (R. Shmuel di Medina) responsa]. Salonika, 1610?.
* Letter by the wealthy Chaim Karov to Don Shlomo Abarbanel. Larisa (Greece), 1711.
* Letter by the sage R. Shlomo Motel, to the wealthy Moshe Abarbanel of Salonika. [Izmir?, 17th century]
* Letter by R. Yehoshua Tzintzin to the wealthy Avraham Ashi'o and to Shlomo Abarbanel. (Constantinople or Salonika?], 1720.
* Letter from the community of "Amasya" (Turkey), 1717. Unidentified signatories.
Six letters. Varying size and damages due to the binding process. Most of the letters are complete. Dark stains, wear and tears affecting text.
* Shtar of debt by "The wealthy R. Ya'akov di Leon" from 1574. Signed by "Chanina Ibn Chananya" and "Yitzchak - o".
* Letter by R. "Shlomo Ibn Mayor" [Head of the yeshiva of the Ba'alei Teshuvot community, signed with the Maharchash], sent to "R. Ya'akov Albachari in Constantinople" [mentioned in the Maharshadam (R. Shmuel di Medina) responsa]. Salonika, 1610?.
* Letter by the wealthy Chaim Karov to Don Shlomo Abarbanel. Larisa (Greece), 1711.
* Letter by the sage R. Shlomo Motel, to the wealthy Moshe Abarbanel of Salonika. [Izmir?, 17th century]
* Letter by R. Yehoshua Tzintzin to the wealthy Avraham Ashi'o and to Shlomo Abarbanel. (Constantinople or Salonika?], 1720.
* Letter from the community of "Amasya" (Turkey), 1717. Unidentified signatories.
Six letters. Varying size and damages due to the binding process. Most of the letters are complete. Dark stains, wear and tears affecting text.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Collection of manuscript fragments removed from a "bindings' geniza". [Aleppo, Mosul and Baghdad, late 18th - early 19th centuries].
Includes four letters and a segment from an additional letter sent to "Yitzchak Daniel Jana [?]" of Baghdad. All the letters are written in Judeo-Arabic, with Hebrew introductions. One of the letters contains the name of the addressee with the inscription: "from Aleppo… to the great city of Bavel…"; this letter contains a fragmented signature "the young Ch—Atia—Se"t (Sephardi tahor)". It is possible that the author was R. Chaim Attia, one of Aleppo's great Torah scholars in the 18th century (passed away 1795). He corresponded with Maharam Galante and the Chida, who referred to him as "the lion of Torah scholarship", and wrote to him, "My entire body is trembling with the force of your Torah thoughts". The back of one letter states that it was sent from Al-Mosul (Mosul, Iraq) to Baghdad. Another letter is signed by "Ezra David [?] Binyamin". Two letters contain the date: 1808 and 1809. Two further documents are written in Arabic, and several fragments contain financial accounts.
Over 20 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary. Various defects due to the binding process.
Includes four letters and a segment from an additional letter sent to "Yitzchak Daniel Jana [?]" of Baghdad. All the letters are written in Judeo-Arabic, with Hebrew introductions. One of the letters contains the name of the addressee with the inscription: "from Aleppo… to the great city of Bavel…"; this letter contains a fragmented signature "the young Ch—Atia—Se"t (Sephardi tahor)". It is possible that the author was R. Chaim Attia, one of Aleppo's great Torah scholars in the 18th century (passed away 1795). He corresponded with Maharam Galante and the Chida, who referred to him as "the lion of Torah scholarship", and wrote to him, "My entire body is trembling with the force of your Torah thoughts". The back of one letter states that it was sent from Al-Mosul (Mosul, Iraq) to Baghdad. Another letter is signed by "Ezra David [?] Binyamin". Two letters contain the date: 1808 and 1809. Two further documents are written in Arabic, and several fragments contain financial accounts.
Over 20 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary. Various defects due to the binding process.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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![Manuscript, Chut HaMeshulash, novellae and homilies on the Torah, by R. Yehuda Diwan. [18th century].
Oriental script, sever](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/239.jpg "Manuscript - Chut HaMeshulash, by Rabbi Yehuda Diwan - 18th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Chut HaMeshulash, novellae and homilies on the Torah, by R. Yehuda Diwan. [18th century].
Oriental script, several handwritings, with a few corrections and erasures. This composition is from Parshat Behar-BeChukotai until the end of Devarim.
Page [6a] bears an ownership inscription, written between the lines: "This book belongs to the sage R. Ya'akov, descendant of R. Avraham Pinto". On page [22a] is a signature: "Avraham Pinto".
R. Yehuda Diwan (died 1752), was a Safed and Jerusalem sage, a member of the Beit Din of the Admat Kodesh. He was an emissary on behalf of the Hebron community (at the beginning of Parshat Shelach he writes: "I have delivered this sermon in the city of Hamden as an emissary of Hebron in 1713"). His book Chut HaMeshulash was printed in Constantinople in 1739.
[26] leaves. Approximately 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to several leaves. New binding.
Oriental script, several handwritings, with a few corrections and erasures. This composition is from Parshat Behar-BeChukotai until the end of Devarim.
Page [6a] bears an ownership inscription, written between the lines: "This book belongs to the sage R. Ya'akov, descendant of R. Avraham Pinto". On page [22a] is a signature: "Avraham Pinto".
R. Yehuda Diwan (died 1752), was a Safed and Jerusalem sage, a member of the Beit Din of the Admat Kodesh. He was an emissary on behalf of the Hebron community (at the beginning of Parshat Shelach he writes: "I have delivered this sermon in the city of Hamden as an emissary of Hebron in 1713"). His book Chut HaMeshulash was printed in Constantinople in 1739.
[26] leaves. Approximately 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to several leaves. New binding.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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![Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high q](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/240_1.jpg "Manuscript - Machzor for Pesach (Passover) According to the Minhag of")
![Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high q](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/240_2.jpg "Manuscript - Machzor for Pesach (Passover) According to the Minhag of")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high quality paper. Square vowelized script. Instructions in semi-cursive Sephardic-Italian script. Decorations in several places; crowns on several letters.
The Corfu machzor preserves an ancient and unique rite that was never printed and exists only in manuscript form. This rite includes the ancient Romaniote, Greek and Byzantine rites, together with the rite of Spanish refugees who were absorbed into those communities.
The machzor begins with the prayer services for Shabbat Hagadol - the Shabbat preceding Passover, including piyyutim and an introduction to the services. This is followed by the traditional prayers for the first and second days of Passover, for Chol Hamo'ed and for the final two days of Passover, including piyyutim unique to this machzor. Some of the piyyutim include the names of the authors ("by R. Gavriel", "by R. Moshe ben Shabbtai Yichye, may his light shine", "by R. Binyamin ben R. Shmuel Chazak" and others). The machzor includes a long and ancient version of "Baruch She'amar".
108 leaves (additional 6 blank leaves at the end). 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming with slight damage to text. Two detached leaves. Original binding, damaged.
Complete manuscript on thick high quality paper. Square vowelized script. Instructions in semi-cursive Sephardic-Italian script. Decorations in several places; crowns on several letters.
The Corfu machzor preserves an ancient and unique rite that was never printed and exists only in manuscript form. This rite includes the ancient Romaniote, Greek and Byzantine rites, together with the rite of Spanish refugees who were absorbed into those communities.
The machzor begins with the prayer services for Shabbat Hagadol - the Shabbat preceding Passover, including piyyutim and an introduction to the services. This is followed by the traditional prayers for the first and second days of Passover, for Chol Hamo'ed and for the final two days of Passover, including piyyutim unique to this machzor. Some of the piyyutim include the names of the authors ("by R. Gavriel", "by R. Moshe ben Shabbtai Yichye, may his light shine", "by R. Binyamin ben R. Shmuel Chazak" and others). The machzor includes a long and ancient version of "Baruch She'amar".
108 leaves (additional 6 blank leaves at the end). 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming with slight damage to text. Two detached leaves. Original binding, damaged.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
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Fragments of manuscript leaves, removed from a "bindings' geniza". Unidentified composition [apparently a type of glossary], in Judeo-Arabic. [Oriental script, 16th/17th century?].
5 fragments. Size and damages vary.
5 fragments. Size and damages vary.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
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Manuscript of novellae on various Torah portions - Haftarot, Pirkei Avot, Tehillim, stories, Kabbalah and other Torah compilations. [Persia, 19th century].
Eastern Persian style handwriting. Autographic handwriting of the author, who signs in several places, "The young Yeshua who waits for the redemption, son of my father Yosef, may G-d protect him". The date 1878 appears twice; elsewhere the following appears: "I wrote this on the 24th of Tevet 1880, when my master R. Yechezkel read from the Torah in memory of Esther, the daughter of R. Binyamin, may she rest in Paradise".
On page [48a] the author quotes from the Koran (Arabic transliterated in Hebrew letters): "This story, which may also be told in public, is from the Koran of Mohammed, which states: O son of man…" (In reality, this is a quote from the Shiite Hadith and not from the Koran). On page [160a] is the text of a ketubah (marriage contract) from Kashan, 1880, and on the last page is the text of a get (divorce contract) from Isfahan, 1862.
[176] leaves (over 250 written pages). Approx. 18 cm. Condition of the pages varies; overall fair-good condition. Stains, tears and wear. Several detached leaves. Old binding, damaged.
Eastern Persian style handwriting. Autographic handwriting of the author, who signs in several places, "The young Yeshua who waits for the redemption, son of my father Yosef, may G-d protect him". The date 1878 appears twice; elsewhere the following appears: "I wrote this on the 24th of Tevet 1880, when my master R. Yechezkel read from the Torah in memory of Esther, the daughter of R. Binyamin, may she rest in Paradise".
On page [48a] the author quotes from the Koran (Arabic transliterated in Hebrew letters): "This story, which may also be told in public, is from the Koran of Mohammed, which states: O son of man…" (In reality, this is a quote from the Shiite Hadith and not from the Koran). On page [160a] is the text of a ketubah (marriage contract) from Kashan, 1880, and on the last page is the text of a get (divorce contract) from Isfahan, 1862.
[176] leaves (over 250 written pages). Approx. 18 cm. Condition of the pages varies; overall fair-good condition. Stains, tears and wear. Several detached leaves. Old binding, damaged.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $800
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Manuscript, siddur Tiklal, weekday and Shabbat prayers, incorporated with commentaries and halachot; Etz Chaim (by R. Yichye Tzalach - the Maharitz), and Tola'at Ya'akov (by R. Meir Ibn Gabai); with commentary on Tola'at Ya'akov (attributed to Mahari Wannah). At the end on the volume are laws of tzitzit, eruvin, calendar, ketubot and gittin and the book "Sha'arei Tahara on the Laws of Nidah". Yemen, [ca. 1836].
The commentaries were written around the vowelized prayer. The "commentary" on the book Tola'at Ya'akov is written in the margins. This commentary is attributed to R. Yitzchak Wannah - Mahari Wannah [leading Yemenite Kabbalist and Torah scholar in the 16th-17th centuries], author of Rechev Elokin and of the siddur Pa'amon Zahav (see the introduction by R. Yitzchak Ratzabi to Rechev Elokim, Bnei Brak, 1999, p. 64 and pp. 89-90). The commentary of the Mahari Wannah has not been printed. An illustration of Eser Sefirot appears on the margins of page 10/b.
The introduction to this manuscript (on the margins of page 9/a) includes an interesting and unfamiliar tradition regarding the revelation of the Sefer HaZohar and Sefer HaBahir: "The Ge'onim have said that Sefer HaZohar and Sefer HaBahir were not revealed until the beginning of the Sixth Thousand [mid-thirteenth century], by Eliyahu HaNavi who appeared to the holy R. Tardos [apparently, R. Todros HaLevi Abulafia, author of Otzar HaKavod] and Eliyahu informed him of the place in which these books were concealed. When they removed them from the pumice cave, several kabbalistic books were also taken out, some with only a few remaining fragments, and some with all the letters erased…".
2-48, [21], 97-228 leaves. An additional leaf was bound between leaves 227 and 228. Approximately 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains. Worn leather binding.
The manuscript lacks one leaf at the beginning as well as leaves 49-96. These leaves were replaced by [21] later duplicates [19th/20th century] from the book Tola'at Ya'akov. The end is also lacking and the manuscript ends in the middle of Sha'arei Tahara.
The manuscript was dated according to the "calendar of days on which the request for dew and rain is added to the Amidah prayer" (page 219/b) - which begins with the year 1836 and ends at 1869. The version of Etz Chaim in this manuscript is similar to the Nusach Teiman (Yemenite version) of the Kadi manuscript (Bnei Brak, 2012). Siddurim with the Etz Chaim commentary by the Maharitz, incorporated with the kabbalistic commentary Tola'at Ya'akov are rare.
The commentaries were written around the vowelized prayer. The "commentary" on the book Tola'at Ya'akov is written in the margins. This commentary is attributed to R. Yitzchak Wannah - Mahari Wannah [leading Yemenite Kabbalist and Torah scholar in the 16th-17th centuries], author of Rechev Elokin and of the siddur Pa'amon Zahav (see the introduction by R. Yitzchak Ratzabi to Rechev Elokim, Bnei Brak, 1999, p. 64 and pp. 89-90). The commentary of the Mahari Wannah has not been printed. An illustration of Eser Sefirot appears on the margins of page 10/b.
The introduction to this manuscript (on the margins of page 9/a) includes an interesting and unfamiliar tradition regarding the revelation of the Sefer HaZohar and Sefer HaBahir: "The Ge'onim have said that Sefer HaZohar and Sefer HaBahir were not revealed until the beginning of the Sixth Thousand [mid-thirteenth century], by Eliyahu HaNavi who appeared to the holy R. Tardos [apparently, R. Todros HaLevi Abulafia, author of Otzar HaKavod] and Eliyahu informed him of the place in which these books were concealed. When they removed them from the pumice cave, several kabbalistic books were also taken out, some with only a few remaining fragments, and some with all the letters erased…".
2-48, [21], 97-228 leaves. An additional leaf was bound between leaves 227 and 228. Approximately 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains. Worn leather binding.
The manuscript lacks one leaf at the beginning as well as leaves 49-96. These leaves were replaced by [21] later duplicates [19th/20th century] from the book Tola'at Ya'akov. The end is also lacking and the manuscript ends in the middle of Sha'arei Tahara.
The manuscript was dated according to the "calendar of days on which the request for dew and rain is added to the Amidah prayer" (page 219/b) - which begins with the year 1836 and ends at 1869. The version of Etz Chaim in this manuscript is similar to the Nusach Teiman (Yemenite version) of the Kadi manuscript (Bnei Brak, 2012). Siddurim with the Etz Chaim commentary by the Maharitz, incorporated with the kabbalistic commentary Tola'at Ya'akov are rare.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Sefer Tola'at Yaakov, Kabbalistic on the prayers, by R. Meir Ibn Gabbai, with glosses from R. Yitzchak Wannah. [Yemen, ca. 17th century].
Scribal copy in Yemenite handwriting, with glosses between the lines and in the margins in a small handwriting. These include the glosses of R. Yitzchak (Mahari) Wannah, one of the greatest Yemenite Kabbalists and Torah scholars in the 16th-17th centuries. These glosses have never been published.
R. Yitzchak Wannah, (ca. 1575-1670) was among the greatest Yemenite Torah scholars, Kabbalists and Halachic decisors. He authored many important works, among them the "Pa'amon Zahav" commentary on the "Tiklal" (Yemenite siddur), Sefer Rechev Elokim regarding the series of Kabbalistic worlds, Sefer Sha'ar Hashamayim regarding Kabbalistic wisdom, Halachic compositions and others. He also authored glosses on a number of other works. The glosses mentioned above, which elucidate the Kabbalistic secrets in Sefer Tola'at Yaakov, are ascribed to him (see introduction to his biography by R. Yitchak Ratzabi, in the introduction to Sefer Rechev Elokim, Machon Peulot Tzaddik, 1999).
Incomplete manuscript. [100] leaves. Approximately 20 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Many open tears with damage to text, repaired with paper. Several pages are missing lines. New binding.
Scribal copy in Yemenite handwriting, with glosses between the lines and in the margins in a small handwriting. These include the glosses of R. Yitzchak (Mahari) Wannah, one of the greatest Yemenite Kabbalists and Torah scholars in the 16th-17th centuries. These glosses have never been published.
R. Yitzchak Wannah, (ca. 1575-1670) was among the greatest Yemenite Torah scholars, Kabbalists and Halachic decisors. He authored many important works, among them the "Pa'amon Zahav" commentary on the "Tiklal" (Yemenite siddur), Sefer Rechev Elokim regarding the series of Kabbalistic worlds, Sefer Sha'ar Hashamayim regarding Kabbalistic wisdom, Halachic compositions and others. He also authored glosses on a number of other works. The glosses mentioned above, which elucidate the Kabbalistic secrets in Sefer Tola'at Yaakov, are ascribed to him (see introduction to his biography by R. Yitchak Ratzabi, in the introduction to Sefer Rechev Elokim, Machon Peulot Tzaddik, 1999).
Incomplete manuscript. [100] leaves. Approximately 20 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Many open tears with damage to text, repaired with paper. Several pages are missing lines. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Torah commentary of the Ba'al Haturim with glosses and compilations; with commentary to Seder Avodat Yom HaKippurim by R. Moshe Cordovero (Ramak). [Yemen, 17th century].
Commentary of R. Yaakov Ba'al HaTurim in Yemenite script (incomplete; several pages missing from the beginning of Sefer Bereshit and the middle of the volume). The scribe added many glosses in smaller handwriting in special "windows" left within the text for this purpose. These glosses include Torah novellae, mainly from Rabbenu Bachaye, but also from other sources. The text of the Ba'al HaTurim contains several minor changes from the printed version. The final page contains a copy of the colophon from the Constantinople printing, 1504. After the commentary of the Ba'al Haturim there is a separate title page that begins the commentary to "Seder Avodat Yom HaKippurim" by R. Moshe Cordovero, copied from the Venice printing, 1587. The copy is almost complete. The end of the manuscript contains two leaves from "Sefer HaYirah" by Rabbenu Nissim of Gerona.
[140] leaves. Approximately 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to many pages, with several instances of textual damage. New binding.
Commentary of R. Yaakov Ba'al HaTurim in Yemenite script (incomplete; several pages missing from the beginning of Sefer Bereshit and the middle of the volume). The scribe added many glosses in smaller handwriting in special "windows" left within the text for this purpose. These glosses include Torah novellae, mainly from Rabbenu Bachaye, but also from other sources. The text of the Ba'al HaTurim contains several minor changes from the printed version. The final page contains a copy of the colophon from the Constantinople printing, 1504. After the commentary of the Ba'al Haturim there is a separate title page that begins the commentary to "Seder Avodat Yom HaKippurim" by R. Moshe Cordovero, copied from the Venice printing, 1587. The copy is almost complete. The end of the manuscript contains two leaves from "Sefer HaYirah" by Rabbenu Nissim of Gerona.
[140] leaves. Approximately 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to many pages, with several instances of textual damage. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $875
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Manuscript, Tikkun Leil Shavuot and Leil Hoshana Rabba. Sana'a, Yemen, 1728.
Complete manuscript in square and semi-cursive script. Vowelization to the words of the Torah and Nikkud Elyon above the words of the Targum of Parashat Vezot Habracha. Aidra Rabba and Aidra Zuta appear after the Mishnayot, with a "request" by R. Moshe Cordovero (Ramak).
The last page contains a colophon: "The small Moshe ben Saadia Alekti'i, in Sana'a, 1728, for Saadya ben Yeshua Almasriki".
[134] leaves. 16 cm. Light high quality European paper. Stains, wear to the margins. Worming. New binding.
Complete manuscript in square and semi-cursive script. Vowelization to the words of the Torah and Nikkud Elyon above the words of the Targum of Parashat Vezot Habracha. Aidra Rabba and Aidra Zuta appear after the Mishnayot, with a "request" by R. Moshe Cordovero (Ramak).
The last page contains a colophon: "The small Moshe ben Saadia Alekti'i, in Sana'a, 1728, for Saadya ben Yeshua Almasriki".
[134] leaves. 16 cm. Light high quality European paper. Stains, wear to the margins. Worming. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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![Manuscript, Diwan - Zemirot, piyyutim and songs for Shabbat and Festivals, for marriage ceremonies and more. [Yemen], 1883. H](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/255.jpg "Manuscript, Diwan - Yemen, 1883")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
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Manuscript, Diwan - Zemirot, piyyutim and songs for Shabbat and Festivals, for marriage ceremonies and more. [Yemen], 1883. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
Long and narrow format. At the beginning of the Diwan is an introduction by the scribe: "Thus says the servant, words of pleading; these are the beginning of my words to praise the Unlimited G-d". There follows a piyyut by the scribe: "Let the wise men rejoice, young and old, with the pure words of G-d". The colophon appears at the end of this piyyut: "Written by the young and unaccomplished scribe, Yichya ben Yichya Hamadi, Shevat, 1883". The end of the volume contains the wedding Sheva Brachot according to the Yemenite custom.
[159] leaves. 23X8 cm. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Extensive worming, with damage to text. Repairs with paper in various locations. New binding.
Long and narrow format. At the beginning of the Diwan is an introduction by the scribe: "Thus says the servant, words of pleading; these are the beginning of my words to praise the Unlimited G-d". There follows a piyyut by the scribe: "Let the wise men rejoice, young and old, with the pure words of G-d". The colophon appears at the end of this piyyut: "Written by the young and unaccomplished scribe, Yichya ben Yichya Hamadi, Shevat, 1883". The end of the volume contains the wedding Sheva Brachot according to the Yemenite custom.
[159] leaves. 23X8 cm. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Extensive worming, with damage to text. Repairs with paper in various locations. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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![Manuscript, "Aggadeta Depischa" - Passover Haggada. [Yemen, 19th century].
Complete manuscript in handsome Yemenit](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/256.jpg "Manuscript, \"Aggadeta DePischa\" - Yemen")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Manuscript, "Aggadeta Depischa" - Passover Haggada. [Yemen, 19th century].
Complete manuscript in handsome Yemenite script. The manuscript opens with a Kabbalistic prayer from Sefer Chemdat Yamim. Red and black ink decorations surrounding the initials.
[17] leaves. 17 cm. Condition varies, overall fair condition. Dark stains and extensive wear on some of the pages. Gluing and repair marks on the inner margins of several pages. New binding.
Complete manuscript in handsome Yemenite script. The manuscript opens with a Kabbalistic prayer from Sefer Chemdat Yamim. Red and black ink decorations surrounding the initials.
[17] leaves. 17 cm. Condition varies, overall fair condition. Dark stains and extensive wear on some of the pages. Gluing and repair marks on the inner margins of several pages. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Yemenite Jewry
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